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23 He continued his oracle saying,
“Alas, who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from Kittim,
    and will humble Asshur and Eber.
They, too, will face destruction.”

25 Then Balaam got up and went home, and Balak also went his way.

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Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[a]
24     Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(A)
they will subdue Ashur(B) and Eber,(C)
    but they too will come to ruin.(D)

25 Then Balaam(E) got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.